We believe that in order to make work that is intense, vital and relevant, you need more than one type of person.

Of course, much of what we do is built around creating thrilling musical performances, but musicians and composers never work alone. Collaboration is in our DNA.

Manchester Collective are musicians, but also producers, dancers and film-makers. We are recording engineers. We are copy-writers and fundraisers, directors, commissioners and choreographers. We are composers. (So many composers). We are electronic musicians, programmers, photographers and researchers.

The work that we do, we do together. It’s our greatest strength, and the future of our sector.

Management

Linda Begbie Interim Chief Executive
Rakhi Singh Artistic Director
Declan Kennedy Concerts & Planning Director
Joanne Karcheva Brand & Communications Director (on leave)
Will Baldwin-Pask Marketing Director (fixed-term cover)
Pareesa Tai Marketing Coordinator
Malcolm Pitcher Administrator (volunteer)
Kate Green Producer & Tour Manager (freelance)
Maddie Castell Head of Press (RDMR)
Alex Mayer Fundraising Consultant (freelance)
Tom Spurgin Researcher*

*In partnership with Sheffield Performer and Audience Research Centre and University of York

Board

David McKeith (Chair) Non-Executive Director and acting-Chair, Norcos PLC; chartered accountant; former Chair, Hallé Orchestra
Ruth Gibson Principal Viola, Aurora Orchestra
Jo Holden Head of Sustainability, Grosvenor Rural Estates
Richard Sheldon KC Barrister, South Square, Gray's Inn; deputy High Court Judge (retired)
Nick Trygstad Section Principal Cello, Hallé Orchestra; tutor, Royal Northern College of Music
Helen Wallace Artistic & Executive Director, Kings Place Music Foundation

 
 

This season, Manchester Collective is:

Artistic Director Rakhi Singh

Bass Guitar Alan Keary

Celeste Katherine Tinker

Cello Christian Elliott, Reinoud Ford, Peggy Nolan, Abel Selaocoe, Nick Trygstad 

Clarinet Sergio Castelló López, Anna Hashimoto

Composer Katherine Balch, Edmund Finnis, Jasmin Kent Rodgman, Fergus McCreadie, Isobel Waller-Bridge

Design Tim Kliendienst, Georgia Trotter

Double Bass David Bowden, Diane Clark, Alice Durrant, Hugh Kluger

Drums Stephen Henderson

Film Bryony Simcox, Mike Skelton, George Webster

Flute Helen Wilson

Lighting Lewis Howell

Percussion Sidiki Dembele, Delia Stevens

Photography Chris Payne, Phil Sharp, Mike Skelton

Piano Fergus McCreadie, Kathryn Stott, Katherine Tinker

Production Michael Dawson, Kate Green, Tom Lovatt

Sound Lee Aston, Alex Miller, Joe Reiser, Rachel Rimmer, Brendan Williams

Viola Ruth Gibson, Alex Mitchell, Lucy Nolan, Simone van der Giessen

Violin Max Baillie, Donald Grant, Jonathan Martindale, Bridget O'Donnell, Caroline Pether, Rakhi Singh, Simmy Singh, Anna Tulchinskaya, Lily Whitehurst, Sara Wolstenholme

Voice Fleur Barron, Katie Bray, SANSARA, Heloise Werner

Words Hugh Morris

 
 

Past collaborators

Accordion Charles Kieny

African Percussion Sidiki Dembele, Yahael Onono

Artistic Direction Simon Buckley, Emma Doherty, Suzy Willson

Artwork Chris Alton, Sophie Broadgate, Simon Buckley, Helenskià Collett, Mary Griffiths, Courtney Hayles, Molly Major, Ella Skinner, CURRENTMOODGIRL

Bassoon Elena Comelli, Angharad Thomas

Cello Jack Bailey, Marie Bitlloch, Nathaniel Boyd, Oliver Coates, James Conway, Abby Hayward, Will Hewer, Lili Holland-Fricke, Guy Johnston, Rebecca Knight, Waynne Kwon, Bartholomew LaFollette, Des Neysmith, Sinéad O’Halloran, Jonathan Pether, Hannah Roberts, Clara Hope Simpson, Torun Stavseng, Adam Szabo, Stephanie Tress, Simon Turner, Joe Zeitlin

Clarinet Emma Burgess, Fraser Langton, William White

Composer Huw Belling, Paul Clark, Erland Cooper, Daniel Elms, Sebastian Gainsborough/Vessel, Alex Groves, Emily Hall, Oliver Leith, Kelly Moran, Moor Mother, Ben Nobuto, Laurence Osborn, Hannah Peel, Lyra Pramuk, Abel Selaocoe, Rakhi Singh, Ali Vennart, Freya Waley-Cohen, Chris Watson, Alice Zawadzki

Conductor Timothy Burke

Design Helenskià Collett, Sara Merkaj, Alphabet Studio, Nia Thomas

Development Lauren Noel

Double Bass Sam Becker, Harvey Falla, Ben Griffiths, Toby Hughes, Hugh Klüger, Misha Mullov-Abbado

Film Adam Blyth, Carlos Casas, Dan Parrott, Jessie Rodger, Lisa Thomson, Michelle Tofi, Clint Trofa

Flute Fiona Fulton, Alex Jakeman

Guest Director Max Baillie, Pekka Kuusisto, Abel Selaocoe

Guitar Sean Shibe

Harmonium Victor Lim

Harpsichord Harvey Davies, Mahan Esfahani

Horn Ben Hulme

Lighting Jasmine Hewitt

Movement Blackhaine

Oboe Rachael Clegg

Percussion Joby Burgess, Dudù Kouate, Harry Percy, Alan Taylor, Beibei Wang

Photography Gaëlle Beri, Brandina Chisambo, Camilla Greenwell, Lucy McLachlan

Piano Katya Apekisheva, Jayson Gillham, Richard Jones, Simon Parkin, Siwan Rhys, Andy Stamatakis-Brown, Adam Swayne, Fred Thomas, Chad Vindin, Kerry Yong

Pipes & Percussion Poul Høxbro

Presenter Elizabeth Alker, Tom Redmond

Producer Martin Atkinson, Steph Clarke, Kate Green

Sound Jamie Birkett, Rob Kelledy, Valgeir Sigurðsson

Trombone Tom Berry

Trumpet Richard Blake

Viola Christine Anderson, India Blackshaw-Britton, Nick Bootiman, Lisa Bucknell, Hélène Clément, Carol Ella, Kimi Makino, Martin Schaefer, Kay Stephen, Alistair Vennart

Viola da Gamba Kate Conway

Violin Rosemary Attree, Julian Azkoul, Max Baillie, Gemma Bass, Zahra Benyounes, Zoë Beyers, Sarah Brandwood-Spencer, Helena Buckie, Ellie Consta, Hannah Dawson, Dylan Edge, Nathan Fenwick, Lyn Fletcher, Doriane Gable, Thomas Gould, Jack Greed, Thelma Handy, Martyn Jackson, Natalie Klouda, Pete Liang, Will McGahon, Emily Nebel, Will Newell, Bridget O’Donnell, Tom Pigott-Smith, Steve Proctor, Magdalena Riedl, Julia Sandros-Alper, Sini Simonen, Paula Smart, Jonathan Stone, Kate Suthers, Sophie Szabo, Darius Thompson, Eva Thorarinsdottir, Andra Vornicu, Mollie Wrafter

Voice Lotte Betts-Dean, Ruby Hughes, Declan Pleydell, Mitch Riley, Nichla Smith, Huw Thomas, Alice Zawadzki

Words Isabel Armitage, Mymona Bibi, Christ Bryan, Jess Coulson, Avery Dire, Ahisha Ghafoor, Vivien Holmes, Lucy Holt, David Pountney, Joe Ronan, Carina Simi, Nia Thomas, Pierce Wilcox

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